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Tenable
Tenable is the Exposure Management Company. It exists to expose and close the security gaps that matter most, with a platform that unifies visibility, insight,...
Tenable
Tenable is the Exposure Management Company. It exists to expose and close the security gaps that matter most, with a platform that unifies visibility, insight, and action across the entire attack surface. Tenable Ventures finances early-stage companies to develop and market exposure management solutions and aims to build stronger exposure management ecosystems and reduce cyber risk.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2002
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Columbia
Corporate office
Columbia, MD, United States
Additional offices
Dublin, Ireland · Sydney, Australia · Tel Aviv, Israel · London, UK · Singapore · Tokyo, Japan
Principals
Steve Vintz
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Mark Thurmond
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Tenable Ventures?
Tenable has not publicly named a dedicated head of its corporate venture arm. The group operates within the broader corporate development and strategy function led by Senior Vice President Matt Olton, who joined Tenable in 2019 from Symantec and oversees M&A and related activity (per firm website). Day-to-day investment decisions are not disclosed in external filings.
Is Tenable Ventures structured as a standalone fund?
No. Tenable Ventures invests directly from the parent company's balance sheet rather than through a separate limited partnership. The firm has not reported a dedicated fund size or a formalized external LP base, making it a corporate venture capital vehicle rather than an institutional fund.
How does Tenable Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
Deal flow benefits from Tenable's commercial scale: over 44,000 customers and a threat-research organization that maps 1.7 trillion unique exposure data points per year (per firm disclosures, 2025). The venture team can identify security startups addressing vulnerabilities observed in live enterprise environments, creating pipeline visibility that most financial VCs lack.
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